Background
Collen, John was born on December 26, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Sheldon and Ann Collen.
Collen, John was born on December 26, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Sheldon and Ann Collen.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1977). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Winner, Leahy Moot Court Competition, 1980.
Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Georgetown University, 1979-1980.
Bankruptcy, Workouts and Commercial Litigation.
Worked at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Bankruptcy, Workouts, Troubled Properties Transactions. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar, 1982.
1984, United States.
Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. 1989; United States. District Court, Northern District of California. 1990, United States. Supreme Court.
1994, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. 1995, United States. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Phi Beta Kappa. Winner, Leahy Moot Court Competition, 1980.
Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Georgetown University, 1979-1980.
Author: "§363(m) Title Endorsements," 4 Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice 531, 1995. Company-Author: with Doctorate. Rosner, "Protecting Assignments of Rents in Bankruptcy," 20 California
Bankr. J. 197, 1992. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.
American Bankruptcy Institute.
Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. American Bankruptcy Institute.
Married Lauren Kay Smulyan, September 20, 1986. Children: Joshua, Benjamin, Sarah, Joel.